Regional officer pays to settle indecent exposure matter

Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Monday dismissed the charge of indecent exposure against a regional development officer after the virtual complainant (VC) accepted $130,000 to settle the matter.

According to the facts of the case, Narine Chattergoon, 49, of Lot 120 Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice exposed his genitals to a woman who he had invited to his Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam office after she enquired about a job.

The New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court heard the VC decline to offer any evidence in the matter and the agreed sum of $130,000 was handed over resulting in the dismissal of the case.

Chattergoon was charged under Section 28 of the Sexual Offences Act Chapter 8:03. The court heard that in